Container with drinking tube



Jam s), 1968 D. M. WEITZNER 3,362,607

CONTAINER WITH DRINKING TUBE Filed May 25, "1966 0 Fig.5

INVENT OR My Domihea /7. Neazzner ATTURNEYS 3,362,607 CONTAINER WITHDRINKING TUBE Dorothea M. Weitzner, 8 E. 62nd St., New York, NX. 10021Filed May 25, 1966, Ser. No. 552,906

3 Claims. (Cl. 2297) ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A container for liquidshaving a hollow cylindrical body for containing liquid. The top of thebody is closed and is formed with a removable tab having a freeoutwardly projecting serrated end that can be grasped for removing thetab. A drinking tube is formed with the side wall inside the body. Theupper end of the tube is folded over and positioned remote from thebottom of the body. When the tab is removed the upper end of the tube isadapted to extend outwardly of the body and has a projection coactingwith the free serrated end of the tab whereby the tube is held inupright position.

This invention relates to the art of containers for liquids and moreparticularly concerns containers provided with suction tubes for use asdrinking straws or tubes to facilitate dispensing and consumption of thecontents of the containers.

A principal object of the invention is to provide a container with asuction tube which is normally concealed within the container and whichis released for use when the container is opened.

For further comprehension of the invention and of the objects andadvantages thereof, reference will be had to the following descriptionand accompanying drawings and to the appended claims in which thevarious novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings forming a material part of this disclosure:

FIGURES 1 and 5, are fragmentary perspective views of containersembodying the invention, the containers being shown closed.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional sectional view taken on line 22 of FIG.1, the bottom of the container being shown.

FIG. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of the container of FIGS. 1, 2shown open.

FIGS. 4 and 7 are perspective views of the containers of FIGS. 1 and 5,respectively, the containers being shown open.

FIG. 6 is a sectional view taken on line 6-6 of FIG. 5.

Referring first to FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, there is shown a generallycylindrical container C7 having a cylindrical body 40 in which is liquid41 The container has a circular disk-like top 42 provided with a centralopening 44 offset from the center. The opening is closed by a tab 100which is formed integrally with the top 42].

The tab is outlined by score line 102. When removed the tab 100 leavesthe elongated opening 44 A ring 104 is formed on the underside of tab100 which slidably engages the upper end 106 of tube 108 inside thecontainer. The bottom end 109 of the tube is secured to the bottom 110of the container. Holes 50f in the tube at its bottom end admit liquid41 The tab 100 can be pulled up at its free end 112 clear of thecontainer top 42f as shown in FIG. 3. Then the tab can slide off thefree end 106 of the tube leaving it extending upwardly as shown in FIG.4. The attachment of the bottom end of the tube to the bottom of thecontainer will prevent displacement of the tube. Opening 102 admits airto the container while the liquid contents are drawn out through tube108.

' ice Container C8 shown in FIGS. 5-7 has the lower portion of tube 121integrally joined to the side wall of the container body 40g. The upperend 122 of the tube underlays the tab 124 outlined by score lines 125 incontainer top 42g. The tab has a free outwardly projecting serrated end126 which can be grasped. Tube end 122 is detachably joined to tab 124at point 128. A small knob 129 projects laterally of tube end 122. Thisknob engages on the free edge of tab end 126 as shown in FIG. 6, whenthe tube end 122 is extended. FIG. 24 shows the tab 124 in dotted linesbeing pulled up from the container top. The lower end 130 of the tube isopen and exposed to liquid 41g so that the liquid contents can easily bedrawn out of the extended tube. The tab end 126 helps hold the tube end122 upright. Tab 124 closes the top 42g as shown in FIG. 6 to preventspilling of liquid. Air enters at small hole 125.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of myinvention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to theprecise constructions herein disclosed and that various changes andmodifications may be made within the scope of the invention as definedin the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A container comprising a hollow body for containing liquid, said bodyhaving a tubular axially vertical side wall, a closed bottom integralwith one end of the side wall, a top integral with the other end of theside wall, a removable tab closing said top, a suction tube inside thebody, said tube having an upper end portion disposed adjacent the taband a lower end portion disposed adjacent the container bottom, thelower end of the tube being open to admit said liquid while the liquidis being drawn by suction out of the upper end of the tube, meansholding the tube in the container body so that the upper end of the tubecan be extended out of the container body when the tab is removed atleast in part from the container body, said tab having a free upwardlyextending serrated end and a knob projecting from the upper end of thetube engageable with the free end of the tab for holding the tube inupright position outside of the body, said tab substantially closing thecontainer top when the end of the tab is engaged with the knob, the topof the body being provided with an air vent when the end of the tab isengaged with the knob.

2. A container as recited in claim 1, wherein the lower portion of thetube is integrally joined to the inside of said side wall.

3. A container as recited in claim 1, wherein said tab and the upperportion of said tube are integral parts of the container top, andwherein the lower end of the tube is secured to said side wall.

References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS Re. 25,448 9/ 1963 Cohen et a1.229--7 2,194,011 3/1940 Davidson 2997 2,547,362 4/1951 Berry 22972,800,265 7/ 1957 Pugh 2297 2,805,809 9/1957 Pugh 229-7 2,844,267 7/1958 Petriccione. 3,074,610 1/ 1963 Pugh 2297 3,215,329 11/1965 Pugh229-7 3,240,415 3/1966 Pugh 229-7 3,303,984 2/1967 Jurena 2297 3,303,9852/ 196 7 Prokes et a1. 229-7 FOREIGN PATENTS 1,106,145 7/1955 France.

DONALD F. NORTON, Primary Examiner.

